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Question 1

A … is any event or situation that evokes a response

Answer 1

A stimulus is any event or situation that evokes a response

Question 2

In … learning, we learn that certain events occur together.

Answer 2

In associative learning, we learn that certain events occur together.

Question 3

classical conditioning is biologically … because it helps us prepare for good or bad events

Answer 3

classical conditioning is biologically adaptive because it helps us prepare for good or bad events

Question 4

… is biologically adaptive because it helps us prepare for good or bad events

Answer 4

classical conditioning is biologically adaptive because it helps us prepare for good or bad events

Question 5

… strengthens a response by reducing or removing something aversive.

Answer 5

Negative reinforcement strengthens a response by reducing or removing something aversive.

Question 6

… schedules reinforce behavior after a set number of responses.

Answer 6

Fixed - ratio schedules reinforce behavior after a set number of responses.

Question 7

… schedules provide reinforcers after a seemingly unpredictable number of responses.

Answer 7

Variable - ratio schedules provide reinforcers after a seemingly unpredictable number of responses.

Question 8

… schedules reinforce the first response after a set time period.

Answer 8

Fixed - interval schedules reinforce the first response after a set time period.

Question 9

… schedules reinforce the first response after varying time intervals.

Answer 9

Variable - interval schedules reinforce the first response after varying time intervals.

Question 10

response rates are … when reinforcement
is linked to the number of responses (a ratio
schedule) rather than to time (an interval schedule).

Answer 10

response rates are higher when reinforcement
is linked to the number of responses (a ratio
schedule) rather than to time (an interval schedule).

Question 11

responding is more … when reinforcement
is unpredictable (a variable schedule) than when it is
predictable (a fixed schedule).

Answer 11

responding is more consistent when reinforcement
is unpredictable (a variable schedule) than when it is
predictable (a fixed schedule).